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REAL LIFE PROBLEM OF APPROXIMATION

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  • Q1
    A baker made 58 cookies for a party. Each cookie is about 2 inches in diameter. If he wants to estimate the total diameter of all cookies lined up in a row, how many inches wide would that be?
    1160 inches
    116 inches
    58 inches
    29 inches
    30s
  • Q2
    Emma is buying fabric for a school project. She needs around 7.5 meters but the store sells it only by the full meter. How much should she buy to make sure she has enough?
    7.5 meters
    7 meters
    8 meters
    6 meters
    30s
  • Q3
    A car travels about 45 miles per hour. If it drives for approximately 2.3 hours, how far does it travel? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
    112 miles
    103 miles
    90 miles
    115 miles
    30s
  • Q4
    A box of cereal contains about 13.7 ounces. If a family consumes about 2 ounces per breakfast, how many breakfasts will one box of cereal approximately provide?
    7 breakfasts
    5 breakfasts
    6 breakfasts
    8 breakfasts
    30s
  • Q5
    A gardener plants 15 flowers in each row. If he has 4.8 rows of flowers, how many flowers does he plant in total? Round your answer to the nearest whole flower.
    75 flowers
    72 flowers
    68 flowers
    60 flowers
    30s
  • Q6
    A student collects 267 stickers over several months. If she wants to share them equally among 8 friends, how many stickers will each friend get? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
    30 stickers
    33 stickers
    34 stickers
    31 stickers
    30s
  • Q7
    A jogger runs at a pace of 6.5 miles per hour. If she jogs for 1.7 hours, how far does she run? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
    13 miles
    11 miles
    10 miles
    12 miles
    30s
  • Q8
    A recipe calls for 2.3 cups of flour. If a baker wants to make 4 batches of cookies, how many cups of flour does he need? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
    9 cups
    10 cups
    8 cups
    7 cups
    30s
  • Q9
    A cyclist travels at an average speed of 12.4 miles per hour. How far will she travel after riding for 3.75 hours? Round your answer to the nearest whole mile.
    45 miles
    47 miles
    50 miles
    48 miles
    30s
  • Q10
    A bakery sells cupcakes in boxes of 9. If a customer wants approximately 37 cupcakes for a party, how many boxes should they buy to have enough?
    6 boxes
    5 boxes
    3 boxes
    4 boxes
    30s

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